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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. C ustomer Development – We have relationships with hundreds of large global corporations. We have lower AUM, therefore lower management fees.

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Austin: Airbnb “Super City” and Hotspot For Emerging Boutique STR Purveyors

Austin Startup

While it may come as a surprise to locals and visitors alike, the short-term-rental (STR) unicorn considers Austin to be one of its 24 global “super cities” : destinations that routinely generate the company’s largest revenues, and are viewed as having the strongest prospects for future growth. is likely to remain a salient one.

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You Are What You Measure, So Choose Your KPIs (Incentives) Wisely!

Occam's Razor

We are trying to… This is the operative word: Trying. of Search Traffic vs. Share of Global Search Volume. Share of Global Search Volume: This measures % of search queries on a search engine that result in visit to your website. I was advising a stealth mobile application company (hello future one billion Facebook dollars!)

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